公开(公告)号：US20080019695A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-24

申请号：US11866222

申请日：2007-10-02

申请人： Charles Combs ,  Thomas Darcie ,  Bhavesh Desai ,  Alan Gnauck ,  Xiaolin Lu ,  Esteban Sandino ,  Oleh Sniezko ,  Anthony Werner ,  Sheryl Woodward

发明人： Charles Combs ,  Thomas Darcie ,  Bhavesh Desai ,  Alan Gnauck ,  Xiaolin Lu ,  Esteban Sandino ,  Oleh Sniezko ,  Anthony Werner ,  Sheryl Woodward

IPC分类号： H04J14/02

CPC分类号： H04J14/0226 ,  H04J14/0227 ,  H04J14/0232 ,  H04J14/0238 ,  H04J14/0247 ,  H04J14/0252 ,  H04J14/0282 ,  H04J14/0298 ,  H04N7/22

摘要： This invention provides a new architecture for a communication system between head-ends and end-users which expands bandwidth and reliability of the communication system. A mux-node receives communication signals from a head-end and forwards the received communication signals to one or more mini-fiber nodes. The connection to the head-end is via a small number of optical fibers and the connections to each of the mini-fiber nodes may be via one or more optical fibers that may provide full duplex communication. The head-end may communicate with the mux-node using digital or digital and analog signals. The mini-fiber nodes may combine the signals received from the head-end with loop-back signals used for local media access control prior to forwarding the signals to the end-users. Upstream data are received by the mini-fiber nodes and transmitted to the mux-node. The mux-node may route upstream communication signals received from the mini-fiber nodes as downstream signals to other mini-fiber nodes also connected to the mux-node without head-end interaction.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种用于头端和终端用户之间的通信系统的新架构，其扩展了通信系统的带宽和可靠性。 多路复用节点从前端接收通信信号，并将接收到的通信信号转发到一个或多个微型光纤节点。 与前端的连接是通过少量光纤，并且到每个微型光纤节点的连接可以经由可提供全双工通信的一个或多个光纤。 前端可以使用数字或数字和模拟信号与多路复用节点进行通信。 在将信号转发给最终用户之前，微型光纤节点可以组合从头端接收的信号和用于本地媒体接入控制的环回信号。 上行数据由微型光纤节点接收并发送到多路复用节点。 多路复用节点可以将从微型光纤节点接收的上行通信信号作为下行信号路由到也连接到多路复用器节点的其他微型光纤节点，而无需前端交互。

公开(公告)号：US20070166036A1

公开(公告)日：2007-07-19

申请号：US11684990

申请日：2007-03-12

申请人： CHARLES COMBS ,  Thomas Darcie ,  Bhavesh Desai ,  Alan Gnauck ,  Xiaolin Lu ,  Esteban Sandino ,  Oleh Sniezko ,  Anthony Werner ,  Sheryl Woodward

发明人： CHARLES COMBS ,  Thomas Darcie ,  Bhavesh Desai ,  Alan Gnauck ,  Xiaolin Lu ,  Esteban Sandino ,  Oleh Sniezko ,  Anthony Werner ,  Sheryl Woodward

IPC分类号： H04J14/00

CPC分类号： H04J14/0226 ,  H04B10/25751 ,  H04J14/0227 ,  H04J14/0232 ,  H04J14/0247 ,  H04J14/0252 ,  H04J14/0282 ,  H04J14/0298 ,  H04N7/17309 ,  H04N7/22

摘要： This invention provides a new architecture for a communication system between head-ends and end-users which expands bandwidth and reliability of the communication system. A mux-node receives communication signals from a head-end and forwards the received communication signals to one or more mini-fiber nodes. The connection to the head-end is via a small number of optical fibers and the connections to each of the mini-fiber nodes may be via one or more optical fibers that may provide full duplex communication. The head-end may communicate with the mux-node using digital or digital and analog signals. The mini-fiber nodes may combine the signals received from the head-end with loop-back signals used for local media access control prior to forwarding the signals to the end-users. Upstream data are received by the mini-fiber nodes and transmitted to the mux-node. The mux-node may route upstream communication signals received from the mini-fiber nodes as downstream signals to other mini-fiber nodes also connected to the mux-node without head-end interaction.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种用于头端和终端用户之间的通信系统的新架构，其扩展了通信系统的带宽和可靠性。 多路复用节点从前端接收通信信号，并将接收到的通信信号转发到一个或多个微型光纤节点。 与前端的连接是通过少量光纤，并且到每个微型光纤节点的连接可以经由可提供全双工通信的一个或多个光纤。 前端可以使用数字或数字和模拟信号与多路复用节点进行通信。 在将信号转发给最终用户之前，微型光纤节点可以组合从头端接收的信号和用于本地媒体接入控制的环回信号。 上行数据由微型光纤节点接收并发送到多路复用节点。 多路复用节点可以将从微型光纤节点接收的上行通信信号作为下行信号路由到也连接到多路复用器节点的其他微型光纤节点，而无需前端交互。

公开(公告)号：US20070028750A1

公开(公告)日：2007-02-08

申请号：US11491888

申请日：2006-10-06

申请人： Thomas Darcie ,  John Golub ,  Peter Driessen

发明人： Thomas Darcie ,  John Golub ,  Peter Driessen

IPC分类号： G10H1/08 ,  G10H7/00

CPC分类号： G10H1/0058 ,  G10H2240/175 ,  G10H2240/305 ,  G10H2240/311

摘要： The present invention enables music performers and sound engineers to perform collaboratively over a data network such as the internet. Each musician creates musical signals which are processed at two points: Signals are processed at a central server to produce a mix, which mix is subsequently distributed to all participants; Signals are additionally processed at each musician's location whereby each musician's track is removed from the mix and replaced with a local, low-latency version of said musician's track. In this way, musicians play to a real-time mix that satisfies the strict requirements for low delay. Using records of each musician's tracks kept at the server, musicians or sound engineers can post-process the tracks to create one or more master mixes in which delays are eliminated entirely and tracks are synchronized.

摘要翻译： 本发明使得音乐表演者和声音工程师能够通过诸如互联网的数据网络协同地执行。 每个音乐家创建在两点处理的音乐信号：在中央服务器处理信号以产生混合，随后将所述混音分发给所有参与者; 在每个音乐家的位置处额外处理信号，由此每个音乐家的音轨从混音中移除，并被所述音乐家的轨道的本地的低延迟版本所取代。 以这种方式，音乐家们可以实时满足低延迟的严格要求。 使用保存在服务器上的每个音乐家的曲目的记录，音乐家或声音工程师可以对轨道进行后处理，以创建一个或多个主混音，其中延迟被完全消除，音轨被同步。

公开(公告)号：US20090077254A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-19

申请号：US12211015

申请日：2008-09-15

申请人： Thomas Darcie ,  Neil Barakat

发明人： Thomas Darcie ,  Neil Barakat

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L67/104 ,  H04L65/4076 ,  H04L65/4084 ,  H04L67/108 ,  H04L67/1091 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/6405

摘要： In one embodiment, a system for streamed-media distribution comprises a first media stream received at a streaming server, at least a first and a second client in communication with the streaming server, first and second sub-stream packet streams created from the first media stream at the streaming server, and received by first and second clients, respectively, a first peer-relay list, transmitted from the streaming server and received by the first client, wherein the first peer-relay list includes forwarding information for the first client, a third sub-stream packet stream, forwarded from the first client and received at the second client, wherein the third-sub-stream packet stream is substantially the same as the first sub-stream packet stream, and a notification, transmitted by the second client to the streaming server, if any of the packets in the third sub-stream packet stream are not received in a timely manner from the first client.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，用于流媒体分发的系统包括在流服务器处接收的第一媒体流，与流服务器通信的至少第一和第二客户端，从第一媒体创建的第一和第二子流分组流 流，并且由第一和第二客户端分别接收从流传输服务器发送并由第一客户端接收的第一对等中继列表，其中第一对等中继列表包括用于第一客户端的转发信息， 第三子流分组流，从第一客户端转发并在第二客户端处接收，其中第三子流分组流与第一子流分组流基本相同，并且由第二子流分组流传送的通知 如果没有从第一客户端及时接收到第三子流分组流中的任何分组，则客户端到流服务器。

公开(公告)号：US20070041735A1

公开(公告)日：2007-02-22

申请号：US11493501

申请日：2006-07-25

申请人： Thomas Darcie ,  Peter Driessen

发明人： Thomas Darcie ,  Peter Driessen

IPC分类号： H04B10/04 ,  H04B10/12

CPC分类号： H04B10/66 ,  H04B10/032 ,  H04B10/548

摘要： Embodiments of a photonic link having low residual carrier, for use in transmitting information between an electronic signal source and an electronic signal receiver is provided. The photonic link comprises a transmitter, which uses angle modulation, and two threshold optical frequency discriminators that are biased to provide large even-order distortion, an optical signal receiver and at least one transmission fiber to transmit complementary modulated signals between the transmitter and the optical signal receiver, whereby the optical signal receiver reconstructs the complementary modulated signals into the electronic information for acceptance by the electronic signal receiver. Exemplary methods of transmitting information are also provided.

摘要翻译： 提供了具有低残余载波的光子链路的实施例，用于在电子信号源和电子信号接收机之间传送信息。 光子链路包括使用角度调制的发射机和被偏置以提供大的偶数阶失真的两个阈值光学鉴频器，光学信号接收器和至少一个传输光纤以在发射机和光学器件之间传输互补的调制信号 信号接收机，由此光信号接收机将互补调制信号重构成电子信息以供电子信号接收机接收。 还提供了发送信息的示例性方法。

公开(公告)号：US20070019896A1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-25

申请号：US11493680

申请日：2006-07-25

申请人： Thomas Darcie ,  Peter Driessen

发明人： Thomas Darcie ,  Peter Driessen

IPC分类号： G02F1/01

CPC分类号： H04B10/25751

摘要： Embodiments of a photonic link having low residual carrier, for use in transmitting information between an electronic signal source and an electronic signal receiver are provided. One exemplary photonic link comprises a transmitter, which has two non-linear threshold electronic to optical converters that are biased to provide large even-order distortion, an optical signal receiver and at least one optical transmission path to transmit complementary modulated signals between the transmitter and the optical signal receiver, whereby the optical signal receiver reconstructs the complementary modulated signals into the electronic information for acceptance by the electronic signal receiver. Exemplary methods of transmitting information are also provided.

摘要翻译： 提供了具有低残余载波的光子链路的实施例，用于在电子信号源和电子信号接收机之间传输信息。 一个示例性光子链路包括发射机，其具有被偏置以提供大的偶次失真的两个非线性阈值电子到光学转换器，光学信号接收器和至少一个光学传输路径，以在发射机和 光信号接收机，由此光信号接收机将互补调制信号重建为电子信息以供电子信号接收机接收。 还提供了发送信息的示例性方法。

公开(公告)号：US20080215681A1

公开(公告)日：2008-09-04

申请号：US12024831

申请日：2008-02-01

申请人： Thomas Darcie ,  Neil Barakat

发明人： Thomas Darcie ,  Neil Barakat

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L12/66

摘要： Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a system and method for selecting the best server to realize the best user-experience for the client. The selection of this server is selected based on the quality of each user's connection to each server. Embodiments of the present invention also generally relate to a system and method to facilitate efficient transmission and carry each user's stream to the selected server.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例一般涉及用于选择最佳服务器以实现客户端的最佳用户体验的系统和方法。 基于每个用户与每个服务器的连接的质量来选择该服务器的选择。 本发明的实施例还通常涉及促进有效传输并将每个用户的流携带到所选择的服务器的系统和方法。

公开(公告)号：US20070255816A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-01

申请号：US11740794

申请日：2007-04-26

申请人： Schuyler Quackenbush ,  Thomas Darcie ,  Larry Ruedisueli ,  Neil Barakat ,  Peter Driessen

发明人： Schuyler Quackenbush ,  Thomas Darcie ,  Larry Ruedisueli ,  Neil Barakat ,  Peter Driessen

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04L65/605 ,  G10H1/0058 ,  G10H1/46 ,  G10H2240/175 ,  G10H2240/305 ,  H04H60/04 ,  H04L65/403

摘要： Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for processing data signals in real-time via a global computer network. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for processing data signals comprising a first data signal received from a first client, a second data signal received from a second client, a mixer for mixing the first and second data signals, a first unique data mix, for the first client, generated by the mixer, and a second unique data mix, for the second client, generated by the mixer. Additional embodiments of the invention further provide a system comprising a first unique data mix is exclusive of the first data signal, and a second unique data mix is exclusive of the second data signal.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例涉及一种经由全球计算机网络实时处理数据信号的系统和方法。 更具体地，本发明的实施例涉及一种用于处理数据信号的系统和方法，包括从第一客户端接收的第一数据信号，从第二客户端接收的第二数据信号，用于混合第一和第二数据信号的混合器， 由混合器产生的用于第一客户端的第一唯一数据混合，以及由混合器产生的用于第二客户端的第二唯一数据混合。 本发明的另外的实施例还提供一种包括第一唯一数据组合的系统，其不包括第一数据信号，而第二唯一数据组合不包括第二数据信号。